I'll agree that the muzzle does not reflect Richard Keller's best work as compared to the Renaissance leaves/Wetzlaub on the frame, but maybe he had an apprentice to play Xs & Os on the muzzle while he performed the intricate tap, tap, tap on the receiver? If we are looking at deception, the purported fella that cut the tubes went the extra mile to apply some adornment to the muzzle. I've seen a lot of cut tubes, but I don't remember any having a newly scribed muzzle adornment, and then again they may have all be cut over here in the U.S. of A.

Kind Regards,

Raimey
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